Water Engineering in the Ancient World

Water Engineering in the Ancient World
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9780199239092
ISBN-13 : 0199239096
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Book Synopsis Water Engineering in the Ancient World by : Charles R. Ortloff

Download or read book Water Engineering in the Ancient World written by Charles R. Ortloff and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Ortloff provides a new perspective on archaeological studies of the urban and agricultural water supply and distribution systems of the major ancient civilizations of South America, the Middle East, and South-East Asia, by using modern computer analysis methods to extract the true hydraulic/hydrological knowledge base available to these peoples. His many new revelations about the capabilities and innovations of ancient water engineers force us to re-evaluate what was knownand practised in the hydraulic sciences in ancient times. Given our current concerns about global warming and its effect on economic stability, it is fascinating to observe how some ancient civilizations successfully coped with major climate change events by devising defensive agricultural survivalstrategies, while others, which did not innovate, failed to survive.


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